Why 400 Watt MH

heyfredyourhat · 01/15/2008, 10:03 PM

Why is 400 watt MH seem to be the max for the reefer hobby?? Do they not make them any higher, or will more wattage burn corals and boil the water??

funman1 · 01/15/2008, 10:13 PM

It's hard to find the correct color bulbs with GOOD quality for a 1000 watt setup.
Also unless you have a REALLY deep tank 1000W would be pretty focused and prolly burn your tank inhabitants.

01/15/2008, 10:03 PM	#1
heyfredyourhat Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 963	Why 400 Watt MH Why is 400 watt MH seem to be the max for the reefer hobby?? Do they not make them any higher, or will more wattage burn corals and boil the water??

01/15/2008, 10:13 PM	#2
funman1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 4,898	It's hard to find the correct color bulbs with GOOD quality for a 1000 watt setup. Also unless you have a REALLY deep tank 1000W would be pretty focused and prolly burn your tank inhabitants. __________________ Professional Pyro: NO REALLY; I get PAID to blow stuff up!! ~Steve~ Current Tank Info: 12G NANO